![]() ![]() ![]() So when a falcon swoops down and snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodopis is heartbroken. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing-no mother or father, and no friends. This Egyptian spin on the classic Cinderella tale was initially recorded in the first century by a Roman historian and is retold here by folklorist Shirley Climo. This Egyptian spin on the classic Cinderella tale was initially recorded in the first century by a Roman historian and is retold here by folklorist Shirley Climo. "An inventive twist on the classic tale" (Publishers Weekly). "A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations" (School Library Journal). Little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great Pharaoh himself, who will search Egypt to find its owner. When a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. About the Book Rhodopis, a Greek slave in ancient Egypt, is given a pair of rose-red slippers by her kindly old master. ![]()
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